Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal celebrate their debut film as producers, Girls Will Be Girls, success at the Filmfare OTT Awards 2025.
The film, which was directed by Shuchi Talati, was nominated in nine categories and swept four major categories.
Girls Will Be Girls, which was released in January last year, took home Best Web Original Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Critics’ Choice - Female) for Preeti Panigrahi, and Best Supporting Actor for Kani Kusruti awards.
While receiving the best film award from Alia Bhatt, the Heera Mandi actress expressed, “Srishti (the director) and I attended college together, and we created our first diploma films as a team. Receiving this award now is truly a remarkable honour. She couldn't be here today, as her husband is undergoing surgery. My husband is absent because he is filming for Mirzapur, but I just wanted to express my gratitude for this wonderful recognition."
“I grew up watching Filmfare, and the fact that we are receiving a Filmfare award signifies that it is a film that resonates with audiences. I hope we can continue to produce more films like this, such as Mehta Boys and Girls Will Be Girls,” she added.
Seeing the huge success of his first project as producer, Ali Fazal, who missed the award ceremony that took place in Mumbai on Monday night, December 15, took to social media to express his happiness.
The Sanam Teri Kasam star wrote on his Instagram story, “OH MANNNNN, I am havin real fomo while our film is winning away... all the way, girls… (with teary eye and heart emoji).”
Fazal also shared clips from the star-studded award night on his social media.
Notably, the success of Girls Will Be Girls at Filmfare marked a major milestone for Chadha and Fazal as first-time producers.
